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line with a solemn demeanor, ready to fend for position as if his life depended on it. Looking to make his presence known
in practice, once the caution flags had ceased, he would uncork lucrative combinations through these rhythm lanes.
Landing the chassis a mere two or three times, over the course of home plate to center field, was truly absurd! The inner adrenaline and dare-devil like mentality so to speak was in full effect, and he was reaping the benefits by placing high on the time sheet. As the gate would fall for the heat race, he would come around the green flag in eighth. Knowing that he had to keep moving forward, he would simply tuck the visor down and begin to crouch in an aerodynamic mode. With the motor rattling to the point of disaster, he would chop the throttle at the last possible second into some of these turns. It was then an immediate sequence of being on the gas, where the bike would floor out of the exit. The effort had him lin- gering near seventh position, just ahead of Castelo. And this is exactly where he would stay, as the final flag would wave. With the field now bunched together, it was time to see who would emerge first, out of this alpha pack. Tucked away
in fourteenth, he would capture the attention of the audience with just how fierce he was passing riders. Running them wide, shoving with his outside elbow, radiators were nearly being smashed with the shroud-to-shroud proximity. But it was all in fairness, and pure racing determination. Moving along as the laps would continue, he found himself in a bit of a battle with Jess Pettis. The two, neck and neck for a few laps, would begin to separate, as he found himself breaking the opposition in the smallest of margins. It would prevail, as tenth place was his across the final timing and scoring registry.
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